The P-52’s

52 Week Self Portrait Project

During the last week in July, I bravely ventured into the 52 Week Project focusing on self portraiture. I have spent nearly a year completing “selfies”, but this time around, I am journeying into self discovery and emotional growth as an artist.

I want to go beyond the pretty and look at my moods each week. Figure out how I am feeling and explore those feelings in a form of catharsis for the good, the bad and everything in between.

Join me, friends, on this trip into my mind and creativity.

Week 1

Week 2

Week 3

Week 4

Week 5

Week 6

Week 7

Week 8

Week 9

Week 10

Week 11

Week 12

Week 13

Week 14

Week 15

Week 16

Week 17

Week 18

Week 19

Week 20

Week 21

Week 22

Week 23

Week 24

Week 25

Week 26

Week 27

Week 28

Week 29

Week 30

Week 31

Week 32

Week 33

Week 34

Week 35

Week 36

Week 37

Week 38

Week 39

Week 40

Week 41

Week 42

Week 43

Week 44

Week 45

Week 46

Week 47

Week 48

Week 50

Week 51

Week 52

Edit: Since Week 49 is a video tutorial of sorts and cannot be placed in the gallery, here is the link instead:

At the beginning of 2013, I began a Google Plus themed 52 Week project that will have me exploring my love and passion – the black and white image. This is where I will share that slideshow:

Week 1: New Year

Week 2: Self Portrait

Week 3: Frozen

Week 4: Camera (Lenses)

Week 5: Color w/out Color

Week 6: Rule of Thirds

Week 7: Abstract

Week 8: Isolation

Week 9: Hands

Week 10: Reflecting

Week 11: Old

Week 12: Uneven

Week 13: Look Up

Week 14: Transportation

Week 15: Flower(s)

Week 16: Fade

Week 17: Night Lights

Week 18: Speed

Week 19: Food

Week 20: Framed

Week 21: Curves

Week 22: Technology

Week 23: Broken

Week 24: Get Low

Week 25: Shallow DoF

Week 26: Architecture

Week 27: Panoramic

Week 27: Panoramic (Real)

Week 28: Closure

Week 29: Silhouette

Week 30: Macro

Week 31: Nature

Week 32: On White

Week 33: Long Exposure

Week 34: (Un) Polished

Week 35: Decay

Week 36: Shades

Week 37: Sports

Week 38: Landscape

Week 39: Flowing

Week 40: Lyrically Inspired

Week 41: Street Photography

Week 42: (As She) Leaves

Week 43: Emotion

Week 44: Lines

Week 45: Games

Week 46: Stairs

Week 47: Candles

Week 48: Symmetry

Week 50: Bokeh (Wishing On A Star)

Week 51: Christmas/Holiday

Week 52: Redo (Get Low)

Not Another 52 Project?!?!?!

A 52 Week Project | Monochromatic/Color Portraiture

The rules I have laid out are simple – 1) these portraits can be of myself or another model, but cannot be the same image as my other project; 2) There must be a lighting element – whether my studio lights or a consciously planned shoot using natural lighting from the golden hour, etc. The key being consciously planned – no on a whim, point the camera at someone and call it complete. These will be portraits per the definition:

por·trait
/ˈpôrtrət/

Noun

1. A painting, drawing, photograph, or engraving of a person.
2. A representation or impression of someone or something in language or on film.

Synonyms
picture – likeness – portraiture – portrayal – effigy

My goal is to expand my portraiture abilities and processing as well as direction I give others while also working on my creative muscles and my own personal style, which I believe to be shooting what I like to see!